Jessica J. Connelly

Assistant professor
University of Virginia in Charlottesville

Jessica J. Connelly is assistant professor of psychology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

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By chemically tagging genes, sex hormones shape brain

By Meghan H. Puglia, Jessica J. Connelly
19 October 2015 | 7 min read

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The relationship between structure and function in cortical networks

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